Upcoming Events

Check out our event calendar to see what the club is up to and to find our intro and/or demo dances.

Note to our current students: If you missed a class, you can see what was taught by consulting the calendar below and clicking on the class entry for the day you missed. You’ll find instructional videos and links to Taminations pages. Check out this Taminations tutorial to learn how to use this very useful tool.

 

Upcoming Club Events

2025 - Plus Classes Starting

Plus Classes Begin October 20

Been dancing SSD for a while and wondering what new challenges there are? It’s probably time to take the next step! Join the Ottawa Date Squares for new Plus classes with Wendy VanderMeulen every Monday night starting October 20 at

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Advanced (A1) Classes-2

Advanced Classes Starting

Are you a confident Plus dancer looking for new challenges? Already dance A1/A2 but would like to practice what you know? We have just the thing for you! Starting on October 15 at 6:30pm and continuing every week through December and into

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All Day Sashay – November 15

Once again this year the Ottawa Date Squares will host the very popular all day dance, All Day Sashay, on November 15. All dancing will be at the host hotel, the Courtyard Ottawa Downtown, in the ByWard Market and we

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Pride Dance 2025 FB Event

Pride Intro Square Dance

Get ready to embrace the vibrant spirit of Ottawa Pride as the much-anticipated event of the year approaches – the fabulous Ottawa Date Squares’ annual Pride Dance!

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Note: Some calendar events have links to the event flyer in the event description. Clicking on “More Details” for the event will make it clickable so you don’t have to copy/paste.

Other Clubs

If you’d like to get more practice or just to dance more often, several other clubs in the area will also be teaching beginners. Check out the Eastern Ontario Square and Round Dance Association’s website for details and their events calendar for more dance opportunities.

 

LGBTQ Fly-ins

Fly-In is a term used in the gay square dance world to describe a weekend-long square dance event organized by an LGBTQ club where people “fly-in” to the city for the weekend to dance.

 

Check out the IAGSDC’s events listings to see what fly-ins are happening near and far.

LGBTQ Conventions

Montréal, Qc, July 1-5, 2026

Albuquerque, July 1-5, 2027

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